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Friday evening traffic: Glen Canyon Rd closed; Hwy 1 lane closed for work
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Civil grand jury offers residents a path into community service
Santa Cruz County’s civil grand jury is currently seeking collaborative, open-minded applicants who are passionate about contributing to their community. Applications are open now for the 2025-26 grand jury, which will convene on July 1.
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RTC backs plan to explore intercity passenger train, seeks trims to $1 billion bridge work price tag
Members of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission voted 9-1 to pursue countywide intercity passenger rail service, despite facing nearly $1 billion in bridge repairs. RTC staff have said the intercity plan is the best shot at getting state and federal dollars for the rail project.
Posted inEducation
Parents can’t figure out how California schools are doing. Newsom’s plan to fix that stalls
In 2019, his first year in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Cradle-to-Career Data System, a new state entity that aims to track students’ progress from preschool through employment. The data system was supposed to release its first public dashboard last spring.
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Battery storage takes center stage at Santa Cruz climate presentation
Central Coast Community Energy will share information on battery energy storage systems and their relationship to renewable energy during a community meeting in Santa Cruz on March 26.
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Housing Matters partners with local libraries for neighborhood meetings
Homelessness nonprofit Housing Matters is partnering with Santa Cruz Public Libraries for a series of free social-justice-oriented events in Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Capitola as part of a program called “Neighbors for Neighbors: At the Intersections.”
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Santa Cruz Classic Criterium brings weekend excitement, road closures downtown
The Santa Cruz Classic Criterium will take place on Sunday and cause road closures most of the day between downtown Santa Cruz and the Boardwalk.
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Watsonville police seek help identifying church vandal
The Watsonville Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man recorded throwing a brick through the window of St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish on March 14.
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County treasurer-tax collector hours changed in Watsonville, Santa Cruz soon to follow
The Watsonville office of the Santa Cruz County Treasurer-Tax Collector is now open Monday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; beginning April 25, the Santa Cruz location will be open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.